-Sanford was legally recognized as Scott's owner in 1853. Sanford moved to New York leaving the Scotts in Missouri
-John Sanford argued in this federal lawsuit that Dred Scott could not sue because he was not a citizen. Judge Wells did not accept this argument, but he did instruct the jury to apply only the laws of Missouri in its decision
-scott suposed to be a free citizen of Missouri, suid JohnSanford, a citizen of New York
- The case was assigned to Judge Robert W. Wells, an attorney general of Missouri. Wells rejected Sanford’s argument that blacks of African ancestry could never be citizens with the meaning of the diversity clause.
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-John Sanford argued in this federal lawsuit that Dred Scott could not sue because he was not a citizen. Judge Wells did not accept this argument, but he did instruct the jury to apply only the laws of Missouri in its decision
-scott suposed to be a free citizen of Missouri, suid John Sanford, a citizen of New York
- The case was assigned to Judge Robert W. Wells, an attorney general of Missouri. Wells rejected Sanford’s argument that blacks of African ancestry could never be citizens with the meaning of the diversity clause.
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